Progressive, Sustainable and Immediately Feasible ways to manage Municipal Solid Waste

Submitted to Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka by Environment Support Group and anr., Petitioners in WP No. 46523/2012

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WASTE SEGREGATION AT SOURCE

BiodegradableRecyclablesWaste pickers should be formalised. This creates livelihoods

Hazardous,Electronic andBio-medical waste

Manure for Urban home gardens and parks

Sorting,andRecycling in every ward

Treatment of toxic waste and disposal of inerts in regulated landfills

Composting / Vermi-composting/Community Biogas units atLocal levels in every ward Treatment

Incentivize composting at source

Pourakarmikas and waste pickers

Recovery in respective industries/processing centres

Pourakarmikas Pourakarmikas

Making Bangalore a Waste less city

Households bigger than 40 x 60 feet square

Bulk Generators (Apartments, Schools, Hotels, Markets )

Small Households and Low income neighbourhoods

WET WASTE/BIODEGRADABLE WASTE

Compost wet waste (Kitchen and garden )at source mandatory using Daily dump Kumbha/Bucket /Compost pit

Compost wet waste at source using Daily Dump processor/ Compost pit /Biogas plant

BBMP provides Daily dump Manthans/Space in civic amenity site for composting through compost pits or builds biogas plants for the community

Making Bangalore a Waste less cityDRY WASTE-RECYCLABLES, REUSABLES

Households bigger than 40 x 60 feet square

Bulk Generators (Apartments, Schools, Hotels,Markets )

Small Households and Low income neighbourhoods

Dry Waste collection centres- BBMP Identified local ward level raddiwalas, Dry Waste collection centres

Glass, tin, plastic recycled

Paper, Cardboard

Pks, Rag pickers